Romance Languages Vocabulary: Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns

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Possessive Adjectives

sing. or masc. / fem. sing.
plural

masc. / fem. sing.
masc. / fem. plural

sing. or masc. / fem. sing.
plural or masc. / fem. pl.

masc. / fem. sing.
masc. / fem. plural

my

mon / ma
mes

il mio / la mia
i miei / le mie

mi
mis

meu / minha
meus / minhas

your (singular, informal)

ton / ta
tes

il tuo / la tua
i tuoi / le tue

tu
tus

teu / tua
teus / tuas

your (singular, formal)

votre
vos

il Suo / la Sua
i Suoi / le Sue

su
sus

seu / sua
seus / suas

his / her / its

son / sa
ses

il suo / la sua
i suoi / le sue

su
sus

seu / sua
seus / suas

our

notre
nos

il nostro / la nostra
i nostri / le nostre

nuestro / nuestra
nuestros / nuestras

nosso / nossa
nossos / nossas

your (plural, informal)

votre
vos

il vostro / la vostra
i vostri / le vostre

vuestro / vuestra
vuestros / vuestras

vosso / vossa
vossos / vossas

your (plural, formal)

votre
vos

il Loro / la Loro
i Loro / le Loro

su
sus

seu / sua
seus / suas

their

leur
leurs

il loro / la loro
i loro / le loro

su
sus

seu / sua
seus / suas

Possessive Pronouns

masc. / fem. sing.
plural or masc. / fem. pl.

masc. / fem. sing.
masc. / fem. plural

masc. / fem. sing.
masc. / fem. plural

masc. / fem. sing.
masc. / fem. plural

mine

le mien / la mienne
les miens / la miennes

il mio / la mia
i miei / le mie

mío / mía
míos / mías

meu / minha
meus / minhas

yours (singular, informal)

le tien / la tienne
les tiens / les tiennes

il tuo / la tua
i tuoi / le tue

tuyo / tuya
tuyos / tuyas

teu / tua
teus / tuas

yours (singular, formal)

le vôtre / la vôtre
les vôtres

il Suo / la Sua
i Suoi / le Sue

suyo / suya
suyos / suyas

seu / sua
seus / suas

his / hers / its

le sien / la sienne
les siens / les siennes

il suo / la sua
i suoi / le sue

suyo / suya
suyos / suyas

seu / sua
seus / suas

ours

le nôtre / la nôtre
les nôtres

il nostro / la nostra
i nostri / le nostre

nuestro / nuestra
nuestros / nuestras

nosso / nossa
nossos / nossas

yours (plural, informal)

le vôtre / la vôtre
les vôtres

il vostro / la vostra
i vostri / le vostre

vuestro / vuestra
vuestros / vuestras

vosso / vossa
vossos / vossas

yours (plural, formal)

le vôtre / la vôtre
les vôtres

il Loro / la Loro
i Loro / le Loro

suyo / suya
suyos / suyas

seu / sua
seus / suas

theirs

le leur / la leur
les leurs

il loro / la loro
i loro / le loro

suyo / suya
suyos / suyas

seu / sua
seus / suas

Possessive adjectives agree with the object that is possessed, not the possessor.

French mon, ton, and son are also used before feminine nouns beginning with a vowel or h.

To avoid ambiguity since so many forms are identical, French uses à + stressed pronoun, while Spanish uses de + stressed pronoun following the noun that is possessed.

Portuguese can replace the forms of seu with de + stressed pronoun: dêle, dela, dêles, dela

The phrase da gente is the corresponding possessive to the use of a gente as the familiar subject pronoun meaning we in Portuguese (instead of nós).

Italian and Portuguese possessive pronouns are identical to the possessive adjectives. The definite articles may also be used before the Portugeuse possessives, but they are not required as in Italian. (They are not included in the table above.)

Spanish can also use possessive pronouns as possessive adjectives if they follow the noun instead of preceding it.

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